Defence Minister’s Hong Kong Visit

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1046
Date Released
20 Jun 1949
Date submitted
20 Jun 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Free Election in Trieste
  2. 2Australia’s Freak Weather
  3. 3Defence Minister’s Hong Kong Visit
  4. 4Services Demonstrate Their Prowess at Tournament
  5. 5Ascot - Hunt Cup and Gold Cup

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Defence Minister’s Hong Kong Visit. DESCRIPTION: Mr AV Alexander visited Hong Kong recently and inspected the island, returning satisfied that the morale of the troops was all right. SHOTLIST: KS Library - Dusk shot mountainous country. Dakota coming into land over mountains aerodrome in fore. MS AV Alexander alights from plane. Shakes hands with an official. Inspects guard of honour. AV Alexander boards naval launch. GV naval launch approaching Victoria Island. (Shots of Hong Kong - library)
Keywords
Politics and government; Military
Locations
Hong Kong
Footage sources
Library
Taurus Films
Card file number
52127
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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